Extensive Reading-Book A Unit 04 (K)

absurd

불합리한, 부조리의
My friend’s action was absurd when he reacted irrationally in public.

advancement

전진, 진보
After completing the project successfully, Jeff was up for advancement in the company.

brutal

잔인한, 난폭한
There was a brutal fight last night between two angry men in the casino parking lot.

degree

정도, 등급
I was only angry with you to a degree.

disparate

다른, 이종의
Your brother is disparate from you because he’s quiet and you’re loud.

homebody

집에 틀어박힌 사람
My mom was a homebody when I was young. She was always taking care of the chores in the house.

inhabit

거주하다
The cave is inhabited by bats. They come out in the evenings and eat all the bugs.

ironically

반어적으로
The character wasn’t aware of his enemies’ behavior, while ironically, the listening audience was.

mindset

(고정된)사고방식
A person needs to have the proper mindset to play well in certain sports.

offensive

불쾌한, 공격적인
Your profane language is very offensive to me.

practical

실용적인
The practical use of a hammer is to use it to put a nail in the wall.

premise

전제
Sustainable living and economic cooperation are the premises of our plan for an intentional community.

presumptions

추정, 가정
To be a good judge, one must consider all presumptions in a court case.

remarkable

주목할만한
Life in itself is a remarkable miracle.

resolution

결의, 결심
The UN created a resolution to do away with world-wide slavery.

satire

풍자, 모순
Shakespeare used many satires in his plays to ridicule human error.

seminal

정액의, 생식의
The simple idea of the wheel was seminal to the development of the car.

subjugation

정복, 예속
The king needs to practice subjugation if he is to have servants take care of his castle.

transcended

초월하다, 능가하다
The founding fathers made the constitution that transcended all other governments of its time.

vernacular

자국어
The Texas accent is vernacular to native Texans.